Italian Pasta Salad
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1 lb rotini pasta, uncooked
8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, or chopped into pieces if you can't find pearls, pearls
8 oz salami, pepperoni, or beef summer sausage
6 oz black olives, sliced, pitted
½ red onion, diced
1½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley, chopped
½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
pepperoncinis, sliced, optional
Italian Salad Dressing (or substitute 1 ½ cups bottled zesty Italian dressing)
¾ cup olive oil
¼ cup red wine vinegar
2 tsp dried parsley flakes
2 tsp dried minced onion
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp Dried oregano
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp granulated sugar
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper